Update KB939683 - why now

I just received this update through Auto Updates. Why isn't anything
written about it in microsoft.com? Also why did I get this update
just now (Aug. 3 2007)?


Windows XP Update for Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP (KB939683)

jwgoerlich
Fri Aug 31 10:33:40 PDT 2007

KB939683 was one of the patches that Microsoft updated on 2007-08/28.

J Wolfgang Goerlich

On Aug 31, 1:18 pm, Richard Fangnail <richardfangn...@excite.com>
wrote:
> I just received this update through Auto Updates. Why isn't anything
> written about it in microsoft.com? Also why did I get this update
> just now (Aug. 3 2007)?
>
> Windows XP Update for Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP (KB939683)

PA
Fri Aug 31 10:30:03 PDT 2007

Dunno...unless you have the WMP option of automatically checking for updates
enabled, and even then I'd not expect any such updates to come in via AU.
939683 makes no mention of being available at Windows Update or Automatic
Updates.

Richard, you'd be much better off posting these Windows Update questions to
microsoft.public.windowsupdate newsgroup instead of here.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org

Richard Fangnail wrote:
> I just received this update through Auto Updates. Why isn't anything
> written about it in microsoft.com? Also why did I get this update
> just now (Aug. 3 2007)?
>
> Windows XP Update for Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP (KB939683)

Richard
Fri Aug 31 10:38:50 PDT 2007

On Aug 31, 10:33 am, jwgoerl...@gmail.com wrote:
> KB939683 was one of the patches that Microsoft updated on 2007-08/28.
>
> J Wolfgang Goerlich

Yes, but shouldn't it be mentioned on one of MS's web pages?

PA
Fri Aug 31 11:32:12 PDT 2007

Richard Fangnail wrote:
> On Aug 31, 10:33 am, jwgoerl...@gmail.com wrote:
>> KB939683 was one of the patches that Microsoft updated on 2007-08/28.
>>
> Yes, but shouldn't it be mentioned on one of MS's web pages?

Such "out of band" updates are seldom announced, Richard.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org

Shenan
Fri Aug 31 12:19:29 PDT 2007

jwgoerl wrote:
> KB939683 was one of the patches that Microsoft updated on
> 2007-08/28.

Richard Fangnail wrote:
> Yes, but shouldn't it be mentioned on one of MS's web pages?

It is...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939683

Article ID:939683
Last Review:August 28, 2007
Revision:1.0

I would not expect a lot of fanfare over an update so specifically
targeted...

"Install this update to improve how Windows Media Player manages shortcuts
that you create and add to the Start menu pinned list."

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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Stefan
Fri Aug 31 15:40:00 PDT 2007

"Richard Fangnail" <richardfangnail@excite.com> wrote:

> On Aug 31, 10:33 am, jwgoerl...@gmail.com wrote:
> > KB939683 was one of the patches that Microsoft updated on 2007-08/28.
> >
> > J Wolfgang Goerlich
>
> Yes, but shouldn't it be mentioned on one of MS's web pages?

Try this one: <http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;En-US;Q894199>
And that too: <http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;En-US;Q939683>

Stefan

ToodlesLee
Mon Sep 10 15:50:01 PDT 2007

I don't want to update, how do I cancle this update. I keep denial of the
download but it keeps coming back. Toodles Lee

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"Richard Fangnail" wrote:

> I just received this update through Auto Updates. Why isn't anything
> written about it in microsoft.com? Also why did I get this update
> just now (Aug. 3 2007)?
>
>
> Windows XP Update for Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP (KB939683)
>
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